McCarthyism in the suburbs : Quakers, communists, and the children's librarian /
This study examines the effects of McCarthyism and anti-communist investigations at the local level. The author uses the case of Mary Knowles, a librarian who was investigated in the 1950s for alleged communist sympathies, to analyze how communities, local officials and ordinary people were impacted...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Md. :
Lexington Books,
[2018]
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| Summary: | This study examines the effects of McCarthyism and anti-communist investigations at the local level. The author uses the case of Mary Knowles, a librarian who was investigated in the 1950s for alleged communist sympathies, to analyze how communities, local officials and ordinary people were impacted by the politics surrounding the Cold War. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 193 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-185) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1498569390 9781498569392 |